Practice of Silviculture Applied Forest Ecology

Name: Practice of Silviculture Applied Forest Ecology
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ISBN: 9780471109419

ISBN-10: 047110941X

ISBN-13: 9780471109419

Edition: 9th 1997 (Revised)

Authors: David M. Smith, Matthew J. Kelty, Bruce C. Larson, Mark S. Ashton

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Refuting the current aversion to plantation silviculture, this edition also provides an ever-widening variety of alternatives. New emphasis is placed on managing for specific values, including ecosystem management.

Book details

List price: $208.95
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/18/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English



Introduction to Silviculture


Silviculture and Its Place in Forestry


Stand Dynamics


Tending and Intermediate Cutting


The Response of Individual Trees to Thinning and Pruning


Management of Growth and Stand Yield by Thinning


Methods and Application of Thinning


Release Operations and Herbicides


Regeneration


Ecology of Regeneration


Site Classification and Species Selection


Artificial Regeneration


Stand Development and Structure


The Silviculture of Pure Even-Aged Stands


Vegetatively Regenerated Stands


Double-Cohort Pure Stands Regenerated by Partial Cutting


Silviculture of Pure Uneven-Aged Stands


Stands of Mixed Species


Silvicultural Management Objectives


Timber Management


Silvicultural Management of Watershed Ecosystems


Silvicultural Control of Damaging Agencies


Agroforestry


Appendices


Index